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Economy at a Glance
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,054.6 2,976.4 3,004.8 3,086.6 3,123.4 (p)3,108.0

Employment(1)

 2,793.1 2,784.7 2,805.5 2,943.3 2,948.3 (p)2,939.5

Unemployment(1)

 261.5 191.8 199.3 143.4 175.1 (p)168.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 8.6 6.4 6.6 4.6 5.6 (p)5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,702.0 2,734.6 2,759.3 2,787.2 2,806.4 (p)2,831.5

12-month % change

 -4.8 -4.1 -3.4 -3.2 -3.0 (p)-2.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

12-month % change

 -6.3 -6.3 -6.3 6.7 6.7 (p)6.7

Construction(3)

 127.0 128.7 131.0 130.0 131.3 (p)132.1

12-month % change

 -3.0 -1.3 0.4 -0.5 0.5 (p)1.1

Manufacturing(3)

 159.7 160.3 161.3 162.9 161.8 (p)163.4

12-month % change

 -7.6 -7.3 -7.0 -5.7 -6.3 (p)-5.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 589.7 598.5 602.6 607.5 629.2 (p)640.8

12-month % change

 -1.7 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.9 (p)2.8

Information(3)

 91.4 92.5 94.3 95.5 96.1 (p)96.1

12-month % change

 -9.7 -8.4 -5.7 -6.0 -7.2 (p)-5.8

Financial Activities(3)

 172.3 172.7 173.9 175.7 175.1 (p)177.5

12-month % change

 -3.8 -3.9 -2.9 -1.8 -2.0 (p)-0.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 517.2 523.0 525.0 532.8 535.8 (p)537.8

12-month % change

 -5.8 -4.6 -4.4 -4.1 -3.9 (p)-4.4

Education and Health Services(3)

 363.7 370.7 374.0 377.7 377.5 (p)377.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 (p)-1.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 262.5 261.5 266.3 274.4 272.2 (p)278.5

12-month % change

 -15.8 -15.9 -13.1 -11.7 -11.2 (p)-8.2

Other Services(3)

 96.2 98.4 98.5 97.7 95.3 (p)96.2

12-month % change

 -8.6 -6.6 -5.9 -6.5 -9.1 (p)-8.9

Government(3)

 320.8 326.8 330.9 331.4 330.5 (p)330.4

12-month % change

 -0.2 -2.0 -1.7 -2.0 -2.5 (p)-2.6

Consumer Price Index: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

CPI-U, All items(4)

   248.070   248.794   249.051

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     0.7   1.2   1.6

CPI-W, All items(5)

   244.471   244.836   245.714

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     0.8   1.1   1.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 24, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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